August is National Immunization Awareness Month! This yearly observance aims to highlight the importance of vaccination for all age groups. Use this time to raise awareness in your practice about the benefits of vaccination.

• Vaccines protect against serious but preventable diseases such as: chickenpox, flu, hepatitis, measles, mumps, meningococcal, pneumonia, shingles, polio, and more.
• Vaccines are recommended throughout our lives.
• Vaccines are clinically proven to be safe.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has created the Adult Vaccine Assessment Tool. Adults can use this as a self-assessment tool to determine which vaccine(s) they may need.